Super dope cover of Tony Bennet’s classic, plus great visuals, from the Mayer himself. I don’t skateboard at all, but I always love these slow motion skate vids. This one was especially crisp…
[Jeezy] That’s riiiiiiiight [/Jeezy], Pac Div and the Cool Kids will be rocking the Showbox Market here in Seattle on Tuesday, March 9th. I better see y’all there!
A few weeks back on Sound Session, we had the pleasure of chopping it up with one of hip-hop’s rising stars, J. Cole, during his first trip to Seattle. I’ll admit that I wasn’t up on J back when The Come Up dropped, but a few homies recommended it shortly after the release, and I once I checked it out, I was hooked. Now that The Warm Up has solidified his “got next” status and he’s on tour with Jay-Z, it’s only a matter of time before he becomes a household name.
Peep our 3 part interview with Cole to hear him discuss all sorts of topics:
Part 1:
(watch on HyphenTV)
- His background and influences
- How he found his own voice on the mic
- His first rap names
- The tenacity in his delivery
- How graduating college helped him as an artist and person
- His experiences hustling beats as a producer
Part 2:
(watch on HyphenTV)
- His audition with Jay-Z and when he got signed to Roc Nation
- The Come Up vs. The Warm Up
- The state of his basketball game these days
- The Blueprint 3 tour and Jay’s cosign
- The status of his debut album
- His production influences
Part 3:
(watch on HyphenTV)
- Where he sees himself in 5 years
- What he would change about the music industry
- His 5 favorite foods
- The decline of MySpace
You can also download the entire interview, including some topics that weren’t included in the video segments, right here:
J. Cole on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?amymlnnjndy
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/6849461769676d85/)
“Everyday a star is born…”
*Speechless*
This was the best concert I’ve ever been too and with everything going on that day (girl was in town, chilling with N.E.R.D., catching up with Lupe, etc.), it was probably one of my favorite days ever. Ah, memories.
Someone buy me this book for Christmas. Kthxbye.
(I already told y’all how I feel about this joint…)
D.A. and Max just dropped the visuals for “She Loves Everybody,” the lead single from their upcoming Love The Future album. The fellas will be going on tour with Lady Gaga in support of the project, and if I remember right, they’ll perform in Seattle on March 16th. I’ll confirm that closer to the date, but there’s your fair warning to catch Chester French before they’re headlining shows of their own.
I would imagine that everyone prefers Sam Cooke’s original version, but of all the R&B singers out today, Hamilton is one of a few that could pull this off nicely. The original is beyond classic, but Anthony does a pretty damn good job.
Swiped from 2DopeBoyz.
Yes, she can.
I hit up the Lykke Li show in Seattle last night and it definitely lived up to my high expectations. If you’re unfamiliar with her, peep this post from a while back. As for the concert, let’s see…
Even if you’re a novice to the indie rock scene like I am, break out your schmedium t-shirt and go see her when she comes to your town (dates available here). Also be sure to check out her album, it’s dope. Her live show is even better.